Mother
31 Jan, 2015~
16 Feb, 2015
Sohn Sook, one of the nation’s most cherished actresses with a 51-year-career returns to Myeongdong
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Venue
Myeongdong Theater
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Genre
Theater
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Show Time
Mondays, Thursdays & Fridays 19:30ㅣWednesdays & Weekends 15:00ㅣ
No Performance on Tuesdays -
Tickets
R (best available stall) 50,000KRW
S (second best available stall & royal circle) 35,000KRW
A (second best available royal circle & upper circle) 20,000KRW -
Duration
Approx 120 mins (With Intermission)
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Enquiry
+82-2-727-0951
Written and Directed by Lee Youn-Taek
Language: Korean
*English synopsis by scene is served as a handout at the box office.
Age Restriction: Suitable for ages 7 and over
Mother
Written and Directed by Lee Youn-Taek
Language: Korean
Running time: approx 120 mins(With Intermission)
Age Restriction: Suitable for ages 7 and over
A Desperate Longing for My Self-Sacrificing and Loving Mother!
- JOO Wan-Joong, Chosun Daily
The 15th Anniversary Performance of one of Korea’s Most Beloved Theater Pieces!
The playwright/director Lee wrote Mother inspired by his own mother’s real life story. Celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, Mother represents all the Korean mothers who have weathered severe hardships in the early and mid 20th century – during the Japanese colonial era, the Korean War and the following drastic social changes. Despite being uneducated and economically distressed, our mothers have given their children unconditional love and limitless kindness. The show brings us back to the mother’s arms.
Lee Youn-Taek, one of the most renowned directors in Korea, comes back to the Myeongdong with this moving story after Bodas de Sangre and A Family on the Road in 2014. A highly prolific director he is, he will visit us again with the replay of his best work YeonSan, the Problematic this coming July.
Sohn Sook, the winner of Baeksang Arts Awards for Best Performance, realizes a mother’s love on the stage!
At the premiere of Mother in 1999, Sohn Sook promised to play the title role for the next 20 years. Keeping her promise last fifteen years, the show has been received favorable reviews from both critics and audiences internationally including enthusiastic applauses and standing ovation in Taganka Theater, Moscow in 2000.
For the Myeongdong production, along with the legendary actress Sohn Sook, most representative actors from Theater Street Company including Kim So-Hee, Kim Mi-Sook and Yoon Jung Seob, three winners of Dong-A Theater Awards for best performance join to make a dream cast.
Synopsis
One late autumn night, the mother starts a story of her while her writer son is writing a drama scenario. She insists that her life story is much more interesting than his son’s scenario. Soon, her life starts to unfold on the stage – her failed first love, the loveless marriage, the loss of her dear first son and finally, she reveals her long-kept-secret to her son...
Cast
Sohn Sook, Kim Soo-Hee, Kim Mi-Sook, Kim Chul-Young, Yoon Jung-Seob, Lee Seung-Woo, Cho Woo-Hyun, Kim Ah-Young, Lee Dong-Jun, Lee Hye-Min, Kim Min-Ji, Shin Seung-Hoon, Yang Seung-Il, Ahn Yoon-Chul, Park Ah-Jin, Hwang Hyun-Ah, Hyun Seul-Ki and Do Chang-Seon
Related Events
Post-show Talk with the director and the leading actress on 7th Saturday February
Post-show Talk with the leading actress on 14th Saturday February
15 mins Lecture about the show at 19:00 2nd Monday February at the 2nd floor lobby
Creative Team
Written & Directed by Lee Youn-Taek
Stage Design by Kim Kyung-Soo
Lighting Design by Cho In-Gon
Music by Lee Tae-Won
Choreography by Kim Yoon-Kyu
Produced by Street Theater Company & Myeongdong Theater
Discount Scheme
• Youth under 24yrs and college students (ID required): 30% for R seats and 50% for S & A seats
• Early bird: 30% for bookings made by 11 January
• Samsung credit card holders: 10% (up to 2 tickets per person)
